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Camp of the Perseverant - WA

Camp of the Perseverant

Shipwrecks

Position

DEG: -25.5068 113.017

DMS: 25º 30' 24.48" S 113º 01' 1.19" E

UTM: 49 J 7177396mN 702719mE

Altitude: 8.93m

Address & Contact

Dirk Hartog Island WA 6537

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Information

The French whaling ship Perseverant washed ashore near here on 16 March 1841. The crew stayed 10 weeks - hence the name of this site as a "camp". Tragically, five of the crew died of scurvy whilst at this site. The survivors eventually set out for Java in four of the ship's smaller boats. Only one boat with crew survived the journey.

A designated campsite for travellers is nearby (Dampier's Landing Campsite). See separate listing for details.

PlaceID	108123

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Shark Bay Airport at 02/12:00am WST

Distance from Camp of the Perseverant 70.59km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.5°C	19.7°C	84%	16.7°C	1018.3hPa	0.0mm	SE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Denham

Distance from Camp of the Perseverant 69.48km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.6	31.8	31.1	28.5	25.8	22.9	21.7	22.4	23.8	25.5	27.7	29.1
Mean Min. °C	22.0	22.8	22.0	19.7	16.5	13.9	12.7	13.2	14.8	16.5	18.6	20.5
Mean Rain mm	7.7	15.3	14.2	14.0	37.4	54.8	40.0	21.9	7.8	6.1	3.1	2.4